Improvement Manager

The Chemical Engineer; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemicals company is seeking an Improvement Manager for its facility in South Charleston, WV. The role involves enhancing operational efficiency and safety standards by applying engineering expertise and leading improvement initiatives. Qualified candidates should have a degree in engineering and substantial experience in a similar role.

Benefits

Market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity

Robust medical and life insurance options

Opportunities for training and mentoring

Paid time off for new parents

Employee discounts for online shopping and more

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in engineering or operations.
• Must be able to work legally in the U.S.
• Strong background in process improvement and operations required.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement programs to maximize value.
• Identify and implement process safety and efficiency improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations and champion safety activities.

Skills

Technical Communication

Project Planning

Continual Improvement Process

Process Safety

Team Leadership

Cross-Functional Work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration.If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

Dowis seeking anImprovement ManagerinSouth Charleston, WV!

South Charleston is a strategic asset for Polyglycols, Surfactants, Lubricants, and Fuels a division of the Dow Industrial Solutions (DIS) business. DIS is a profitable and growing business within greater Dow.

In this role, you will serve as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical and organizational skills to drive the plant level continuous improvement program targeted at delivering maximum value from the assets, while continuously improving process safety and production efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Possesses in-depth process technology and continuous improvement skill sets helping to establish credibility with the operations team.
• Drives knowledge exchange with technology experts to increase awareness of potential improvement opportunities for the technology.
• Partners with the experts to develop and implement a Plant Specific Technology Plan that delivers positive year-over-year ROC (return on capital) and non-capital continuous improvement while meeting the plant level EH&S improvement goals.
• Works directly with staff in operations to identify improvements for the facility with regard to EH&S, reliability, and capacity gains.
• Champions process safety activities and acts as a resource for relevant process safety concerns. Partners with plant operation and maintenance personnel to identify and track performance indicators to be used in identification of technology gaps and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Supports the facility root cause investigation process by serving as a team member or facilitator for incidents related to process technology. Leads and supports plant continuous improvement activities aligned to the PSTP and also supports the capital plan for the facility. Leads continuous improvement activities for the facility and may serve in specific GPM related roles of project manager or manufacturing representative.
• Serves as the implementation arm of the technology center.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering.
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience (e.g. engineering, operations or related).
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference is a degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Prior experience in a production/improvement engineer role

Your Skills

• Technical Communication: Technical communication is a means to convey scientific, engineering, or other technical information. Individuals in a variety of contexts and with varied professional credentials engage in technical communication.
• Project Planning:Project planning is the process of organizing a project in a way that it is finished on time and is successful.
• Continual Improvement Process:A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes.
• Process Safety:Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials such as refineries, and oil and gas production installations.
• Team Leadership:Team leadership is the management of a group of people brought together to work to achieve a common goal.
• Cross-Functional Work:Cross-functional work is the work that happens between different teams or departments within an organization.

Additional Notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.comopens in a new tab.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.comopens in a new tab.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.